Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-23

Governors window and past tn
guardhouse in the courtyard. Tn
plan of escape formed was for TIN
. Prince to disguise himself as a work
man and to leave the prison in TIN
daytime. Some English friends VIII
called on him two days before hi
escape left him the passports of thei
servants, which he would need il
crossing the Belgian frontier. Every
thing being in readiness, May 25, 1916
was appointed as the time for maxim;
the attempt. Seven o'clock in the
morning was the hour fixed, as at tina
time the Governor of the prison was
not up and there were fewer guards
on duty. The Prince having dressed
as usual put over his waistcoat q
thick linen shirt, then clean blouse
then pair of blue trousers, very
much worn. Over the first blouse he
put on another, but a very dirty one
an old apron of blue material
and on his head he placed &
black, long-haired wig with {
greasy cap. His moustache was
shaved off, and his hands and face
begrimed with paint and dirt. Wher
all was in readiness Thelin called OIL
all the workman who were repair
ing the stairs to come and take 9
glass Of wine and brandy. AS the
last man left the stairway and went
to the other end Of the corridor where
the drink was set out Thelin rushed
upstairs to tell the Prince the mo.
ment had arrived to start. The latter
then drank a cup of coffee, put on a
pair of wooden shoes, took in his
mouth clay pipe, and with a
plank on his shoulder resolutely went
with heavy step downstairs. Thelin
passed down a little ahead of him,
leading q favorite dog. They first met
two warders, one OF whom Thelin
drew little farther into the corridor,
as if to say something important to him
and kept him with his back turned to
the Prince. The other warder was still
on the watch, but owing to the plank
carried by the Prince on his shoulder
could not very easily see his
features. The Prince stepped through
the door into the courtyard, when a
workman followed him as if about to
speak to him. Thelin called him and
ordered him back to the dining room
to do something there. When the
Prince reached the first sentinel in
the court he dropped his pipe from his
mouth. STOPPING in such way as to
hide his face he picked up the pipe,
struck match and lit it., the soldier
continuing on his beat. He next met
the officer of the guard, but he was
reading letter and paid no attention
to the supposed workman. A little
further on few private soldiers were
sitting on bench in the sun. The
lodgekeeper was On the threshold OF
his lodge but only looked at Thelin
who has following the Prince with
the dog held by string. The sergeant,
whose duty it was to open and shut
the gate, turned sharp look on
the workman, but a movement the
Prince made with the large plank COM
pelled him to make a step backward.
He opened the gate and the Prince was
fee. Thelin followed him very close.
On the outside the Prince met two
workmen coming upon him on the side
unprotected by the plank. They looked
at him very keenly, as if surprised at
not knowing him. The Prince shifted
his plank, and just as he was III ter
ror OF being questioned he heard one
of them say, ooh, it is Buthon. -
BY means of cab which
Thelin had procured to be in
readiness, they now made their way
to Valenciennes, where at 4 O'Clock
they took train for Brussels, and
that night were safe beyond the from
tier. Two days later Louis Napoleon
was in England. Meantime, in the
prison. DR.. Conneau had prevented
the absence OF the Prince from becom-
ing known until nightfall by various
subterfuges and the pretense that he
was very i'll. At last, when the escape
was discovered it was to- late, for it
was before the day OF telegraphs, and
there was no means of cutting him off.
The escape Of John Mitchell, the
Irish patriot, from Van Dieman' s Land
made some little stir in its time, owing
to certain circumstances attending it.
Mitchell was engaged in the Irish
Revolution of 1S4S, and when that was
put down he was arrested and tried for
treason. He was convicted and SEN
fenced to transportation for term OF
fourteen years. After being for time
at Bermuda he was, in 1850, taken to
Van Dieman's Land, and then given a
| ticket -of-leave upon the condition that
he would not attempt to escape from
the colony. He accepted the indul'
gence, and for three years was al
lowed perfect liberty. In June. 1858,
he wrote to the Governor of the Island,
stating that he would resign his tick
et-of-leave and revoke his parol OF
honor, and would present himself be-
fore a police magistrate at Both
we'll for that purpose. He did
60 before n police magistrate
accompanied by two friends, who
were well armed, surrendered his
ticket -of-leave, and presented copy
of the letter he had written to the
Governor. The magistrate was taken
by surprise and hardly knew what the
purport OF Mitchel's action was
Mitchell seems to have explained it tC
him a second time, and then turning
on his heel he wished him a very
good morning. AS matter OF fact he
did not surrender himself into Gus
tody, and before the magistrate OF
constables could seize him he was of
into the bush. All his plans had beer
carefully laid beforehand, and by the
aid of friends he got safely off, wen
on board an American vessel, and wa
brought to the United States. A very
hitter controversy arose afterward
between Mitchell and some of his op
ponents as to whether he had reall.
violated his parole OF honor. 70 say
the best for him, his surrender was
very fimsy one, and as a matter o
fact he allowed the magistrate no op
portunity whatever to take him il
custody.